күпме

Bashkir

Etymology

күп (küp, “many, much”) +‎ -ме (-me, “interrogative particle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʏp.mɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: күп‧ме

Determiner

күпме • (küpme)

1. (interrogative) how many
2. (interrogative) how much
3. (relative) so much, so many, as much, as many, how much, how many

   Бер йәшниктә – 16, икенсеһендә 14 кг кәнфит бар. Өсөнсө йәшниктә беренсе һәм икенсе йәшниктә күпме булһа, шунса кәнфит.

   Ber yəşniktə – 16, ikensehendə 14 kg kənfit bar. Ösönsö yəşniktə berense həm ikense yəşniktə küpme bulha, şunsa kənfit.

   There are 16 kg of candies in one box (and) 14 kg in the second. In the third box, there are as many candies as there are in the first and in the second box.

   (From an elementary math textbook)

   Күпме генә әҙерләнһәң дә, имтихандан ҡурҡыта, әлбиттә.

   Küpme genə əźerlənhəñ də, imtixandan qurqıta, əlbittə.

   Naturally, (you are) afraid of an (upcoming) exam, no matter how much you prepare for it.

Derived terms

• күпме тора? (küpme tora?, “how much does it cost?”)